Holcomb awarded AAG Distinguished Teaching Honors

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January 23, 2012

Briavel Holcomb, a professor of geography and planning at the Bloustein School, is the recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Honors award from the Association of American Geographers for 2012. AAG Honors are the highest awards offered by the Association of American Geographers. They are offered annually to recognize outstanding accomplishments by members in research & scholarship, teaching, education, service to the discipline, public service outside academe and for lifetime achievement.

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